In the quest to constantly better ourselves as athletes, details matter. Having worked with elite level athletes from multiple sports, I always ask if they wish they had paid more attention or worked “smarter” in some sort of way. Inevitably, they almost all say — they should have done a better job with their nutrition. Unlike all other sports, having great nutrition while participating in competitive swimming is VERY IMPORTANT — due to its’ unique training stimulus.

Within swimming, there are thousands of types of workouts: short sprints, long endurance work, intermediate intervals, low strenuous recovery work.